RELATIONSHIPS
Singleness – not spoken about enough but for many people a struggle or challenge and for others something to celebrate
i kissed dating: the parts – some thoughts about dating
40 Tips to help you improve your Marriage – some big, some small and all just ideas that may or may not work for you
How to save a marriage [before you need to] – i asked some married friends to share some ideas on what makes marriage work…
How to love your husband/wife better – the parts – a series looking at some different ways you can love your person well
What my Married Friends would like their Single Friends to know: Meet Lisa van Deventer
10 years ago, I was never going to get married. I was a single mom, had my own house, my own business and my own car. I had the freedom to do what I wanted, [...]
What my Single Friends would like their Married Friends to know: Meet Chris Jacobs
Where do you even begin to describe the real challenges associated with singleness vs. marriage? I run the risk of making myself incredibly vulnerable by the detail I share in this post, but to most [...]
The Importance Of Being Earnest (Sex, Religion and the New South Africa)
[a guest post by Sindile Mlingo Vabaza] I will not pretend to have grasped the inherent difficulties in running a country but I think I can confidently assert that if we want not only a [...]
Friendship – Thoughts and Stories and Words and Things
One of the most important relationships one can have is friendship. Family is family but you get to choose your friends, and all that. i have a crazy amount of good friends who i thoroughly [...]
To Be A Dad – meet Dave Gale
To be a Dad I’m heading towards 50, a father to a 19yo son Dylan, and an 18yo daughter Brynn. I lost my dad this year and I miss him terribly. I seem to have [...]
Race in South Africa: Moving towards a truly Rainbow Nation
i have loved the conversations happening on my blog with regards to matters of Race recently. A lot of the posts are specific to South Africa, but i imagine there are themes, ideas and principles that will [...]
First steps in the New South Africa: A response by Sindile Vabaza
i have loved the conversation going on in the comments section of the blog piece Nkosi wrote for me on First Steps White South Africans can make towards a really new South Africa. My friend Lex [...]
Happy 5 Year Anniversary
So HAPPY 5 YEARS BLOG POSTING ANNIVERSARY... To me... and more specifically, Irresistibly Fish... For those of you who have journeyed with me for some or most of that time, thank you. As [...]
To Be A Mom – be reacquainted with Candice Fourie
To be a mom, I’m sure means different things to different moms. Each journey into and through motherhood is littered with moments and memories that are particular to that mom and to her journey with [...]
To Be A Mum [she’s Australian!] – meet Bek Curtis
I am 'Mum' to three amazing biological children. Sir J, aged 14, Lady M aged 12 and Little Miss 7. You can stop pulling that face, these are not their real names, just how I refer [...]
Marriage Year 5: Meet Lily and Jonathan Dunn
Photo courtesy of Taylorraephotography.com I’ll be the first to tell you that I suck at marriage. Let me give you an example. A few weeks ago we were sitting on a bench outside [...]
Lies about Sex: Part III – Sex is for Boys
There is this pervasive myth, particularly prevalent in the evangelical Christian subculture (though I’d argue it’s present in other parts of society too) that boys are sexual and girls (at least good girls) aren’t. In [...]